How To Flash Cedar Siding Band Board

If the kick out and step flashing can t tuck behind the siding screw on cap flashing to cover it then caulk along the top.

How to flash cedar siding band board.

Make sure there is room for the drip to settle and don t let the siding sit in the flashing. Deck ledger board flashing inspection tips duration. How to flash joints in james hardie siding duration. Building siding flashing finish details for building corners.

Cover with cap flashing. Start by using plunge cuts across the top and bottom of the horizontal length of the ledger board followed by the shorter vertical cuts for the ends using a cold chisel. James glass 229 515 views. Once nailed in you can give it a slight bend down so water doesn t pool up on the trim.

The bend is optional in my opinion. For your safety be careful not to saw through nails. Use overlapping 1x4s or 1x6s at outside corners or use 5 4 stock for a heavier look. Nail it to the sidewall or glue it if nailing isn t possible.

The flashing can be used over window trim band boards panel intersections and other vertical surfaces. Use a felt paper spline wrapped around the corner and extending 6 inches beyond the corner board to protect the joints where the siding meets the corner boards see figure 1 5 at left. You will then have to use a claw hammer or a pry bar to remove the nails. Leave about a 1 4 to 1 2 inch gap vertically between the just cut t1 11 and top of the flashing.

J flashing on transitions. Learn how to install band board with face nails when using hardietrim products. Slip in the flashing. One of the most vulnerable areas for siding is transitions.